Coming Up in Clown Spirit Village...
The next Masterclass will be 'Clown and the Cosmic Quest' with DEAN EVANS on August 9th, followed by 'Humanitarian Clown' with SABINE CHOUCAIR on September 13.
Sign up for single masterclass for $99 or get it by joining Clown Spirit Village which has a sliding scale subscription (annual plans also available):
Clown and The Cosmic Quest
In this workshop, mime, clown, and physical theater artist extraordinaire Dean Evans will help you shed your self-consciousness and heighten your natural sense of play.
Using exercises in clowning, slapstick, and improvisation, this workshop will explore the cosmic nature of clown.
By cultivating our natural curiosity we can learn to listen deeply to the recurrent and rhythmical pattern of coming and going, decline and regrowth, and the push and pull of the audience.
Using exercises in slapstick, we explore the joy of vulnerability and the adventure being off balance as we begin to bumble through the cosmos with musicality.
Be ready to move, have fun, and majorly mess around.
When Is It?
SATURDAY August 9th
9am (PST), 12pm (EST), 5pm (UK), 6pm (EU)
(The class will last approx 2.5 hours)
Where is it?
Zoom. All Clown Spirit Masterclasses are online.
(We only work with teachers who already have extensive experience of teaching their work online)
How Do I Join?
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Become a CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGER for 1 month
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You choose whether to pay US$29, US$49 or US$69 (see the criteria for self-selection)
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Your membership will give you access not only to the masterclass but to the full archive of past masterclasses, weekly coaching calls and much more.
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If one masterclass is enough for you, cancel your CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE membership at any time (no commitment).
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>>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE.
Humanitarian Clown
Join Sabine Choucair for a joyful and deeply human session that explores how clowning can connect us to ourselves and to others, even in the most unexpected places.
Rooted in Sabine’s work in refugee camps and communities affected by crisis, this workshop invites you to discover the power of play, empathy, and imagination as tools for meaningful expression and connection. It’s not about performing for applause. It’s about being fully present, honest, and open to those we perform with and for.
Through laughter, improvisation, and guided exercises, you’ll explore how clowning helps us meet people where they are, with lightness, care, and curiosity. We’ll tap into our own emotional landscapes while creating playful, compassionate moments that can reach across language, culture, and experience.
Whether you’re a performer, facilitator, teacher, or simply someone who believes in the power of joy, this masterclass will offer you tools to listen more deeply, laugh more freely, and engage more truthfully.
Come play with us, and reconnect to the heart of why we do what we do.
When Is It?
SATURDAY Sept 13th
9am (PST), 12pm (EST), 5pm (UK), 6pm (EU)
(The class will last approx 2.5 hours)
Where is it?
Zoom. All Clown Spirit Masterclasses are online.
(We only work with teachers who already have extensive experience of teaching their work online)
How Do I Join?
-
Become a CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGER for 1 month
-
You choose whether to pay US$29, US$49 or US$69 (see the criteria for self-selection)
-
Your membership will give you access not only to the masterclass but to the full archive of past masterclasses, weekly coaching calls and much more.
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If one masterclass is enough for you, cancel your CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE membership at any time (no commitment).
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>>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE.
The Teachers...
About Dean
About Sabine
Dean Evans is an award-winning performer, director, and physical theater artist named one of New City’s top 50 artists. They’ve performed with Second City, iO, the Goodman, Cirque du Soleil, and the Neo-Futurists, and made their Off-Broadway directorial debut with Mil Grus in 2019. Dean is Artistic Director of The Nonsemble in Los Angeles and the creator of Honeybuns, a comedic persona seen internationally. They've produced over a dozen shows, immersive works, and digital films, with appearances on NBC, Минута славы, and more. Dean has taught at Columbia College, Second City, and Celebration Barn, among others, and was Artistic Director of Chicago Physical Theater (2009–2016). They currently teach clown, mime, bouffon, and devising in L.A. Follow on Instagram.
Sabine is a Lebanese-American humanitarian clown and performer, the first female clown to receive the “Premio Clown Nel Cuore” award in Italy. With qualifications in performing arts from London and social therapy from New York, she has been working with different communities around the world.
She co-founded Clown Me In in Lebanon and Mexico, a group using the art of clowning to fight social injustice. She is a member of Clowns Without Borders USA spreading joy and laughter among disadvantaged communities. She’s the artistic director of the International Institute for Very Very Serious Studies a performance training program in Beirut focusing on social street theatre as well as the Caravan street theatre productions that take refugee and human rights stories to more than 100 communities in Lebanon and Tunisia and Europe.
Sabine was among the 40 cultural leaders chosen to share their work at the World Economic Forum in Jan17.
The Next 6 Months of Masterclasses...
What Participants Are Saying...
Deb Rich
Clown Spirit is a remarkable resource for meeting and conversing with master clowns from around the globe. The access to masterclasses on a monthly basis is beyond my wildest dreams come true. Today's class with Jeff Raz was eye opening and heart opening on so many levels. Masterful teaching of the inner workings of clowning. Thank you Barnaby for building the extraordinary Clown Spirit!
Robin Eriksson
The Masterclass series has been pure magic. It's hard to put into words how transformative it is to be a part of it and all it offers. The practices and wisdom shared in each one is a gift in itself; compound the workshops and it is truly a winfall! I am so grateful for the constant inspiration and encouragement, and for what I am learning about myself and clowning. Did I mention, Clown Spirit is M.A.G.I.C.?
Brian Sutherland
Just took this amazing class thanks to Barnaby King! I highly recommend doing some of the Master classes. I can’t believe how much play we got to do in this workshop with the amazing Joe Dieffenbacher 🤡 Thanks to both of you. One of the best zoom Classes yet!
